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terms of the watchman iv dollars in ivni.co.nnj two dollars and fifty cent _ .. ]â€ž. end of the year â€¢. bub_cription received for a less time than on year j mid for in advance . , , subscription discontinued but at the option ot _ until all arrearages are panl [ terms of ailvlittlsin.i ,.....â€ž,.. one dollar per square for the tit inseraon an.l ty â€¢ s::;,^ri;:;';pr::'-vi,n,e,nade,o,h ic^ln tinned luntil gotland dforaccordjngly.anle-sorderedforacerta-annm i tters addressed to the editors must come post ensure attention the traveller adventure r(,m scenes l.v the pacific hv j.\e h'.s the next day we caught a distant mpseofmoa at eight p m the sky clouded over and became as blaokas the i k's funeral we furled the lightsails close reefed the top-sails and made all utitr it was a dismal night ; the thun der roared and crashed around us as if ilu heavens had been rent assunder ; the chain-lightning circled around and scem played over our spars and rigging wi stopped the chain-holes with canvass â€¢., prevent lhe electric fluid from entering our magazines the rain poured down in torrents and filled tin stern boat as fast as one man could bale it out by the lure ofthe lightning our crew could be seen standing in line upon the deck,pass ing buckets of rain water from the trunk lo iill up the water-casks the second day after this in the alter i noon we were sailing to tin eastward ; close along the coast of pa pan which is here formed ol beautiful elevated lands covered with the verdure of perpetual | sunnier and watered by purling streams t clear cool water a great many of the natives came off in handsome canoes with one out-rigger for the purpose of trafficking with us tliey were naked with the exception of ornaments hung about their persons and wen stout savage looking men of a dark copper color with hair somewhat longer and straighter than the wool ofthe negro each canoe contained a goodly supply of powerful bows arrows spears and ; war clubs all f which combined with ' lhe physical appearance of these natives ! designated them as a race of fearless war riors they seemed friendly and we threw them tow-lines over the stern and entered into trade for cocoa nuts and jas per-stone ad/.es they invited us politely to come on shore and said in one moon they would bring us plenty of tortoisc slicll pearl-shell pearls paradise birds ambergris be che-de mer gold-dust os trich plumes ivory camphor nutmegs i tliblc birds nests palm oil diamonds i\rc the wind now freshened up and our bead-way increased so that the canoes sheered about endangering their outrig gers and were obliged to let go the tow lincs and drop astern we now arrived opposite the mouth of a noble bay â€” it was a new discovery the land was elevated picturesque and verdant the east point of the buy was a denuded red clay and rocky bluif from which put oil ashcal with the usual daring of our captain we boldly entered the bay with all sni set we now sighted a beautiful small bay or mouth of a river that ex tended to the eastward irom the foot of a u.l on the beach we spied a great multitude of warriors hurrying along with bundles of war implements and deposit ngthem in canoes which they launched into the water and put oil for the vessel from various coves and inlets one war canoe commanded by a celebrated brave was lowed by one of our lines near the stern 1 hrr captain stood upon the tad-rail eye ingthe accumulating dangers ; and think ng that when we anchored and the crew were alofl furling sails the host of sav ages might be tempted to pick the sailors 1 i ihe yards like so many black-birds he determined to have a clear course while coming to and so to frighten the natives ''â– 'â– >. ty fur a brief period he gave orders !" tiie a blank cartridge from the six pounder the gun thundered over the w&ter hut the effect was different from vvw ho l,;i,l expected it was my trick at the helm and i uas astonished to see the captain fall town beside me while his telescope struck toy leg violently and something whizzed in ail ! the savage warrior in the canoe astern let go of the tow-line the h;*nt he heard the report of the cannon ;;"' seizing his bow and arrow let fly at 0 captain who fortunately dodged a fcrbed arrow which was aimed at his heart tl 1Â«e canoes now put off in great lium ls and lhe natives were so well armed l"1 seemed so hostile that we deemed it a st lu retrace our course and stand out to soa j"e wind fell away but we crept slow towards the mouth of the bay and ul approached the war canoe com 1:':""!|,|1 by lhe savage brave , â– '' now shewed signs of friendship by , Â° g up two cocoannts ; bul the instant e camc within shot of the captain who the carolina watchman br-mr & james ) wuu1,w } Â« kr.ei a ch-ck ton all your editors 4 proprietors v b _____.- ( new series r | number 29 of volume i salisbury n c november 16 18 44 stood upon the quarter he dropped the nuts and seized his arrow and bow and with a frightful scowl of defiance was about to twang it when the captain levelled his rifle and shot him down the treacher ous warrior uttering a shriek fell back ward over the gun wale ofthe canoe.nnd rolling overboard sunk with the bow and arrow in his grasp the natives who manned the canoe did not appear to take part with their chieftain and they now ill leaped overboard and held tlieir heads above water under the lee of their boat we offered them no injury and soon dropping astern they again jumped into ; the canoe and paddled for the foot of the ' bay an immense fleet of war canoes manned by hundreds of brawny warriors now came pouring out of the river and started in full pursuit of our devoted craft like a mighty billow while from every direction j advanced smaller fleets all concentrating ahead and oil the beams to act in concert with the king's flotilla the wind was quite light and it was impossible for us to escape the captain very justly remarked that " a retreating enemy emboldens the pursuers we ac cordingly turned about and steered for the bay i'he king's flotilla bore down upon us ; the warriors chanting the war-song in tre mendous chorus which was taken up and rolled over the bay by thousands of voices | accompanied by the sound of the tom toms war conchs and the soul-stirring quick chorus of the flat side ofthe paddle blades struck violently against the sides of the canoe now and then between the chorus the king and the principal braves stood upon the outriggers of their respective canoes and with javelins in their hands delivered speeches to cheer their followers to the onset so great was the din that the captain was forced to use his speaking trumpet to be heard i had heard of the indian-whoop but | never before had realized its terrifyingin i fluence as we were silent and returned ' no answering yell these savages took us ! to be so feeble and few in numbers that ihey could do as they pleased with us " fore and main top-men stations !" i cried the captain " armouicr man the arm-chest ! â€” range forty muskets on the trunk and forty on the windlas ! shot the eight ecus with the largest canister of mus ket balls a large canister contained two hundred and fifty balls a single dis charge would thus carry terrible havoc from an eighteen pounder amid a host of savages within musket-shot the crisis had now arrived ; the king's | flotilla closed in upon us ; and with a ter rible yell the warriors launched a volley â– of arrows at our vessel that bristled in the bow and rigging they seemed to think themselves and their arrows quite invinci ble and expected to see us like the whale when harpooned go into our " flurry it was now our turn to chant our war-song the crew stood ranged along their sta tions each man had a cutlass swinging by his side a pair of boarding-pistols in his belt and near by stood his pike " yaw her oil handsomely !" said the captain to me : " keep the broadside par allel to the fleet ! give them a ball from the six-pounder to splash the other side !" " boom !" this " war-yell checked for a moment the impetuosity ofthe warriors but upon looking around and seeing that no injury had been done they took it for granted that it had only been a spout or ; groan or death-throe of the sea monster with whom they expected soon to have fine sport the king and braves now i urged tlieir followers again to the onset by i energetic harangues again they closed upon as and discharged a volley of arrows , which slightly wounded two of our crew and one grazed my head too near for com fortable and composed reflection 'â€¢ rake the fleet with a broad side !" roared the captain we gave a salute . accordingly for a brief space the vessel was shroud ed in smoke and remained in doubt as to the amount of damage we had done the j war-yell had ceased and now and as the smoke dispersed we saw a scene of fear ful devastation many ofthe canoes were shattered into pieces which floated about ; upon the water clasped by human arms ' while some were riddled and fast sinking all the natives not disabled had leaped i overboard and their heads were bobbing up and down on the lee of their respective | canoes this is a feat always performed by the warriors when worsted even when \ engaged in combat with men like them ! selves by the manoeuvre they are shield ed from a direct arrow and can occasion ally pick off an adversary the same as american indians in tree fighting or skulking p on the canoes and fragments lay lhe dead and dying groaning in ago ny and supplicating for mercy one flotilla which advanced in the dis tance on the opposite side of the vessel did not appear to be aware of the dreadful slaughter we had committed ; for still they ! pressed onward chanting the war-song ! they did not discover their sad mistake until it was too late our crew had be come alarmed and in reckless phrensy poured volley upon volley of musketry among the warriors even after they had leaped overboard it is worthy of partic ular note that one noble chief stood up at lull length in his canoe and paddled safe ly to the shore being proof against our bullets the clear blue water of this beautiful bay was dyed with the blood of many a warrior and as the groans and gurglings j of the mortally wounded rose upon the , car and wc looked around the spectacle i it was appalling and heart-sickening ! the firing had ceased and the warriors â– were effectually dispersed the captain mounted the trunk and har 1 angued the natives he waved his out ' i spread hands over them as a father over j his children and told them he had come ' ; here as their friend ; they had come to ! i massacre him and had met their doom j i from the all-powerful ubiquitous white j ! king who communed with the '* spirit of { the sun to which luminary he pointed the natives with their heads bobbing up and down under cover of the canoes ! gazed at him in wonder and amazement a breeze sprang up and wc set all sail ; i it was night and wc were once more up on the ocean a ghost story a few days since our door-keeper a â€¢ new servant complained that he not only ! could not sleep but that he never slept i since his arrival more than a few minutes ' at a time and that he never could sleep ! consistently wi th his duty unless the'efreet ! should be destroyed he added that he i came up every night into the upper galle i ry leading toour sleeping rooms and there | he found the figure 1 have mentioned j walking round and round the gallery and : concluded with an anxious request that ; my brother would consent to his firing at the phantom saying that devils have al ways been destroyed by the discharge of lire-arms my brother consented to the proposal provided the servant used neith er ball nor small shot two days and ''â– â– nights passed and we found on the third ' day that the doorkeeper was waiting to i ascertain whether the spectre were a i saint or a devil and had therefore resolv ; ed to question him on the ensuing night before he fired the night came and it ' was one of unusual darkness wc had ; really forgotten our man's intention al though we were talking over the subject of the disturbances until nearly midnight and speculating upon the cause in the room where my children were happily sleeping when wc were startled by a tre mendous discharge which was succeeded by the deep coarse voice of the doorkeep er exclaiming there he lies the accurs â– ed !" and a sound as of creature struggling and gasping ior breath in the next mo ment the man loudly called his fellow : servant crying " come up the accursed is struck down before me !" and this was followed by mysterious sounds that we believed either a man had been shot and was in his agonies or that our man had accidentally shot himself my brother went round the gallery while i and my sister-in-law stood like children trembling hand in hand and my boys mercifully slept as young ones do sleep sweetly and soundly through all the confusion and distress lt appeared that the man used . not only ball-cartridge but put two char ges of powder with two balls into the pistol i will describe the event how ever in his own words " the efreet pass ' ed me in the gallery and repassed me i when i thus addressed it : " shall we quit this house or will you do so â€” ' you shall quit it he answered ; and passing me a gain he threw dust into my right eye ; this proved he was a devil continued the ' man " and i wrapped my cloak around 1 me and watched the spectre as it receded lt stopped in that corner and i observed i attentively its appearance it was tall : and perfectly white i stopped and be ! fore it moved again discharged my pistol which i had before concealed and the ' accursed was struck down before me and ; here are the remains so saying he pick | ed up a small burnt mass which my bro ther showed us afterwards resembling more the sole of a shoe than anything else | but perforated by fire in several places . ! and literally burnt to a cinder this the i man asserted agreeably to a popular o pinion was always the relic when a de j vil was destroyed and it lay on the ground i under a part ofthe wall where the bul j lets had entered the noise which suc ceeded the report and which filled me . with horror is and must ever remain a mystery on the following morning we : c'osely examined the spot and found nc , thing that could throw light on the sub ject the burnt remains do not help us to a conclusion â€” one thing however i . cannot but believe that some one who had [ personated the evil one suffered some in jury and that the darkness favored his es cape it is truly very ridiculous in these people to believe that the remains of a devil resemble the sole of an old shoe â€” miss lanes english ivoman in egypt a maniac story a butcher who had been confined some time in the mad house called the moris ton conceived an excessive hatred for a i elgee a turkish trooper one of his fel low prisoners he received his provision of food from his family and he induced his | wife one day on the occasion of her tak ing his dinner to conceal in her basket of food the instruments he had used in his trade viz : a cleaver a knife and a pair ; of hooks i must observe that those lu ' natics who do not appear dangerous have i tighter chains than others and the chains of the person in question were of this de j scription when he had taken his meal he proceeded to liberate himself and as i the cells communicated at the back he ! soon reached that of his nearest neighbor 'â– who delighted to see him free exclaimed ' how is this who cut your chains ' 1 did replied the first ' and here are my i implements excellent rejoined the oth er ; ' cut mine too â€” ' certainly said he , and he proceeded to liberate not only one [ but two three and four of his fellow pri ; soners now follows the tragical part of j the story no keepers were present â€” the j man who possessed the clever attacked i the poor delgce chained and unarmed as he was slaughtered him and after di 1 viding his body hung it on the hooks with ! in the window of the cell and believed him to be what he was a butcher in a j few minutes the liberated lunatics became uproarious and one of them growing a j larmed forced open the door by whieh the j keepers usually entered found one of them and gave the alarm â€” the keeper instantly proceeded to the cell and seeing â€¢ the body of the murdered man exclaimed ! â€” ' what have you succeeded in killing ; ; that delgee ? he was the plague of my ; j life i have answered the delinquent i ' and here he hangs i'or sale ' most ex i i cellent replied the keeper ' but do not let | him hang here it will disgrace us let us j j bury him ' where asked the maniac ! ; still holding the clever in his hand ' here [ is the cell replied the other and the fact '. can never be discovered in an instant ; he threw down his clever and began to dig busily with his hands in the mean time the keeper entered by the back of ; the cell and throwing a collar over his i neck instantly chained him and so finish ed this tragedy â€” the englishwoman in â– egypt value of newspapers a thousand times we have heard this -â– question and answer two gentlemen ; meet â€” ' what's the news v asks one no thing but what you see in the papers â€” they pass on aboul their business has '[ it ever been noticed that among the thou sand benefits of a newspaper not the least i.s that it does away at once with tittle tattle gossip street yarn foolish exagger ations c which once took up so much ofthe time of those who were hearing or telling of some new thing one real evil ' of social life is thus ended the man ri ses in the morning looks over the paper : and is satisfied that he knows all worth â– knowing of the passing history of the world he has nothing to tell and noth ing to hear farther lie is not annoyed in the midst of his business or pleasures by the recital of affairs in which he takes no interest the same with women cu riosity is gratified without loss of time â€” the scandal of the day has employed a hundred busy meddling tongues in its cir culation and exaggeration conversation : takes a higher tone principles of morals and taste are discussed the new poem the : last book the magazine or the review becomes the subject of conversation â€” i even in the minor matters of life society : owes a large debt of gratitude to the news papers there is nothingsodiflicult to bear there ' is nothing which requires so much cour age ofthe most serviceable kind to endure as anxiety in solitude and inactivity the very movement of the mind when we suf fer great agitation lightens its weight ; but when we have to sit and count the live-long hours alone confined to one small space and limited to mere reflec tion thought becomes a burthen and im agination a torment and every feeling of our heart seems lo war against our place i whippet her husband one mrs ma ry mccue was arrested in new orleans ! on the 12th instant for whipping her hus band ! mary must entertain some singu lar notions in regard to household and do , mestic discipline __ . i the brightest jewel pertaining to a wo ', man is not worn upon her finger â€” neither ', does it glitter upon her bracelets â€” it lies : buried behind a whole cargo of silks sat ins and laces in the casket of her mind the riots at canton canto 20th mav 1811 on the oth instant we had a row with the chinese no foreigners taking part in it but americans the new flag-staff was ornamented with a vane in the form of an arrow gilded which reflected the rays ofj the rising sun lar and near its symmetry and beautiful workmanship excited ad mi ' ration of foreigners but to the chinamen its erratic movements and ever-varying position pointing north and then soulh yesterday east and to-day west were por tentous of evil : dark forebodings were raised in the minds of the superstitious aad excited people in which many hong merchants and mandarins participated ; but there was another class the idle vag abonds who swarm about canton whose fears were less excited than their hungry i stomachs and love of plunder simultaneous with the appearance of the gilded arrow came dry weather and a sickly season set in both in the city and country and to the charmed arrow were ascribed the deadly effects ol the cholera then raging the attention of onr consul mr forbes was called to the circumstance by a num ber of very respectable hong merchants and they requested him to have the fatal arrow removed ; at the same time ap peared an inflammatory placard ascribing the evils enumerated to the gilded arrow the consul wishing to yield to the su perstitions of the people decided to take down the arrow and for this purpose em ployed a number of sailors : while they were engaged in lowering the top-mast ol the flag-staff the mob gathered around first throwing stones then rushing in and cutting the ropes in consequence of which the top-mast came down " by the run the mob ran off with the halyards c there being no resistance offered the tu mult increased and there was every ap pearance that it would end in a riot when the factories would be attacked the destructive riots of 1842 began in similar manner ; no mandarins were now present to dispel the rioters and immedi ate action was necessary at this juncture our consul with a doz en americans repaired to the square armed with muskets and pistols ; the mob retreated but threw back a volley of stones upon whicli one or two of the more excitable of lhe americans fired wound ing three of the rioters ; but the consul restrained the men using his exertions to confine them to acts of a strictly defensive character the square was now in possession of the americans who remained iill 1 p.m when about two hundred soldiers arrived with lhe mandarins a slight skirmish took place upon which the soldiers aiin inÂ«r at the mob fired iu the air and under cover of their shields charged upon the rioters who were thus dispersed early on the following morning the stjuare was again filled with rioters not withstanding the presence of lhe soldiers and it was necessary again to raise the flag-staff that the flag might be hoisted in front of the consulate the americans again turned out with muskets cleared the square in presence of the mandarins and remained on guard till all damages were repaired the top-mast of ihe flag-staff raised toils place and the flag once more unfurled to the breeze mr lay the british consul apprehend ing the trouble had sent to whampoa for marines fifteen wen sent up to the factories and remained inside as a corps de reserve in case the americans were overpowered but the marines were not ; called out the flag being again in its place the americans retired from the square and all remained perfectly quiet the result undoubtedly produced a good , ' effect on the chinamen â€” lirst in showing them that the americans w re ready to respect their prejudices second that they were ready and quick to defend them selves when attacked many of the most respectable of the chinese have expressed iheir approbation of the conduct of the americans consid ering the interference of the mob unwar ranted and their attack wanton and un : provoked result of temperance â€” at the recent assizes held at kingston canada mr ' justice hegerman in addressing the jury remarked that " he was happy to say that in his various circuits through the province lie found crime sensibly on the decrease and that he was confirmed in his opinion by his brother judges that intemper ance the fruit i'u i parent of vice was of much more rare occurrence in the rural districts than formerly that these hap py results he ascribed to the general in crease of wealth and prosperity in the country and lo the more ample means afforded of attending divine worship â€” his lordship observed that one great duty of magistrates was to see that no more than a necessary number of tavern licen | ses should be granted his honor alio j ded to the thickly-planted sign posts in kingston and had he been presiding in j the home district the same remark would justly apply to toronto 1 appointment gen williamcibbs mc : neill has been appointed engineer of the new dry dock to be constructed at the navy yard brooklyn ball sun naturalized frenchmen a number of naturalized frenchmen residing in the city of new york have ta ken upon themselves to establish a prece dent in politics which certainly demands some notice and reflection from american citizens â€” natives ofthe soil on which they dwell the circumstances of the case are these a meeting of the naturalized frenchmen of new york was called for wednesday evening last with a view to unite the french vote in new york and to discuss and determine what course should be adopted by them in the presi dential contest the meeting was held at the appointed time when it was disco vered that the whole affair was a move ment of major ] avezac well known in the political circles to concentrate the french vote for polk and dallas major davczac had all the discussion lo himself addressing them in the french language antl he presented them with various mo tives drawn from oltl country feelings antl prejudices why they should array them selves under the flag of polk antl dallas who can fail to see that such meetings are pregnant with mischief and that they inevitably lead to serious consequences t we do not remember that there has ever before been a meeting of the natives of another land to discuss among themselves and to decide which party they shall cast tlieir votes i'm lt is to us a novel event in the political history of america â€” anew method of organizing foreign factions and bringing foreign influence to bear against our national government but the mere meeting of such a body is not the worst teat ure in the case those who obeyed the summons were asked to adopt a deci ded course in politics â€” to operate togeth er â€” to go one and all for polk antl dal las major davczac a fluent frenchman is the missionary to this assemblage he addresses them in their native dialect â€” i he appeals to their french prejudices and i hatreds â€” well understanding wh.it they are he reminds them that if they eau ! only defeat mr clay and break down tli ! tariff they will open a market for more i french gootls : and this is not likely to i prove an inconsiderable argument among french importers he urges that if mr polk is elected texas will be annexed to the united slates and probably a war with england follow â€” an object of ardent desire with the french people now here is a strong appeal to the interests and pre judices ofthe french voters all foreign to the prosperity and happiness ofthe ame rican people to rally unite and vote for certain polilical candidates and certain national measures from motives which no true american citizen native born or na turalized could entertain let american citizens reflect upon this daring piece of demagogueism if it bo generally true that those foreigners whom we generously admit to citizenship in lhe united states still cherish their former pre judices and hatreds and only wait for an opportunity to wage them against us in the basest ingratitude then our naturali zation laws are till a farce and we are only encouraging and supporting deadly enemies in our midst i'he faiglish irish german naturalized citizens â€” but the eng lish and german more particularly â€” have the same interest in free importation as the french and thus by once giving coun tenance to foreign organizations in our midst to obey the bidding of foreign poli tical demagogues we should soon have a pretty horde of foreigners arrayed in open hostility to some of the most vital of ame rican interests and daringly defeating tbe american people at lhe polls the argu ment upon which their organization would be based would not lie their interest as american citizens but as subjects of lou is phillippe her majesty victoria and other of the crowned potentates of eu rope let our adopted citizens beware of such demagogueism as those who approach them under its garb for it is pregnant with serious consequences fo themselves so portion of our adopted citizens can place themselves in sin-h a position without en countering a withering rebuke from the american people â€” plula chremicle encourage ment to manufactures â€” we are authorized by five planters in warren county to slate that they will give the fol lowing premium to any man or company of men who will establish and put in op eration a cotton factory in the city of vicksburg for the manufacture of coarse cotton these planters deeming the prin ciple of home manufacture essentially ne cessary to the well being of the south oiler to give as a bonus lo the enterpris ing person who will commence it ninety five bales of cotton each year for fioe year in come and lo purchase all the cotton goods necessary lor the use ol their plan tations from the same factory â€” 1 kkibmrg whig __________ apple bread â€” a frenchman has in vented and practiced with gnat success a method of making bread with common apples verv far a superior to potatoe bread after having boiled one third of pealed apples he bruised them quite warm into two thirds of flour including the proper quantity of yeast and kneaded tbe whole without water tbe fruit being quite sulli cient when the mixture bad acquired the consistency of paste he put it into a 1 vessel in which be allowed it to rise 12 hours bv this process he obtained very excellent bread full of eses,and extreme ly paiitable and light fatal arritlent james c cook bv a worthy and respectable citizen of col umbus georgia was suddenly k.l cl on the 23d inst he was standing by bis i buggy when a boy in pul bug a halter oil his^horse-shead,accidentlvdrewoff the i head stall of the bride the horse took fright and ran mr cook m attempting Â£ 1 bin by he reins was thrown agatast | a tree and ur vived but a short tunc

terms of the watchman iv dollars in ivni.co.nnj two dollars and fifty cent _ .. ]â€ž. end of the year â€¢. bub_cription received for a less time than on year j mid for in advance . , , subscription discontinued but at the option ot _ until all arrearages are panl [ terms of ailvlittlsin.i ,.....â€ž,.. one dollar per square for the tit inseraon an.l ty â€¢ s::;,^ri;:;';pr::'-vi,n,e,nade,o,h ic^ln tinned luntil gotland dforaccordjngly.anle-sorderedforacerta-annm i tters addressed to the editors must come post ensure attention the traveller adventure r(,m scenes l.v the pacific hv j.\e h'.s the next day we caught a distant mpseofmoa at eight p m the sky clouded over and became as blaokas the i k's funeral we furled the lightsails close reefed the top-sails and made all utitr it was a dismal night ; the thun der roared and crashed around us as if ilu heavens had been rent assunder ; the chain-lightning circled around and scem played over our spars and rigging wi stopped the chain-holes with canvass â€¢., prevent lhe electric fluid from entering our magazines the rain poured down in torrents and filled tin stern boat as fast as one man could bale it out by the lure ofthe lightning our crew could be seen standing in line upon the deck,pass ing buckets of rain water from the trunk lo iill up the water-casks the second day after this in the alter i noon we were sailing to tin eastward ; close along the coast of pa pan which is here formed ol beautiful elevated lands covered with the verdure of perpetual | sunnier and watered by purling streams t clear cool water a great many of the natives came off in handsome canoes with one out-rigger for the purpose of trafficking with us tliey were naked with the exception of ornaments hung about their persons and wen stout savage looking men of a dark copper color with hair somewhat longer and straighter than the wool ofthe negro each canoe contained a goodly supply of powerful bows arrows spears and ; war clubs all f which combined with ' lhe physical appearance of these natives ! designated them as a race of fearless war riors they seemed friendly and we threw them tow-lines over the stern and entered into trade for cocoa nuts and jas per-stone ad/.es they invited us politely to come on shore and said in one moon they would bring us plenty of tortoisc slicll pearl-shell pearls paradise birds ambergris be che-de mer gold-dust os trich plumes ivory camphor nutmegs i tliblc birds nests palm oil diamonds i\rc the wind now freshened up and our bead-way increased so that the canoes sheered about endangering their outrig gers and were obliged to let go the tow lincs and drop astern we now arrived opposite the mouth of a noble bay â€” it was a new discovery the land was elevated picturesque and verdant the east point of the buy was a denuded red clay and rocky bluif from which put oil ashcal with the usual daring of our captain we boldly entered the bay with all sni set we now sighted a beautiful small bay or mouth of a river that ex tended to the eastward irom the foot of a u.l on the beach we spied a great multitude of warriors hurrying along with bundles of war implements and deposit ngthem in canoes which they launched into the water and put oil for the vessel from various coves and inlets one war canoe commanded by a celebrated brave was lowed by one of our lines near the stern 1 hrr captain stood upon the tad-rail eye ingthe accumulating dangers ; and think ng that when we anchored and the crew were alofl furling sails the host of sav ages might be tempted to pick the sailors 1 i ihe yards like so many black-birds he determined to have a clear course while coming to and so to frighten the natives ''â– 'â– >. ty fur a brief period he gave orders !" tiie a blank cartridge from the six pounder the gun thundered over the w&ter hut the effect was different from vvw ho l,;i,l expected it was my trick at the helm and i uas astonished to see the captain fall town beside me while his telescope struck toy leg violently and something whizzed in ail ! the savage warrior in the canoe astern let go of the tow-line the h;*nt he heard the report of the cannon ;;"' seizing his bow and arrow let fly at 0 captain who fortunately dodged a fcrbed arrow which was aimed at his heart tl 1Â«e canoes now put off in great lium ls and lhe natives were so well armed l"1 seemed so hostile that we deemed it a st lu retrace our course and stand out to soa j"e wind fell away but we crept slow towards the mouth of the bay and ul approached the war canoe com 1:':""!|,|1 by lhe savage brave , â– '' now shewed signs of friendship by , Â° g up two cocoannts ; bul the instant e camc within shot of the captain who the carolina watchman br-mr & james ) wuu1,w } Â« kr.ei a ch-ck ton all your editors 4 proprietors v b _____.- ( new series r | number 29 of volume i salisbury n c november 16 18 44 stood upon the quarter he dropped the nuts and seized his arrow and bow and with a frightful scowl of defiance was about to twang it when the captain levelled his rifle and shot him down the treacher ous warrior uttering a shriek fell back ward over the gun wale ofthe canoe.nnd rolling overboard sunk with the bow and arrow in his grasp the natives who manned the canoe did not appear to take part with their chieftain and they now ill leaped overboard and held tlieir heads above water under the lee of their boat we offered them no injury and soon dropping astern they again jumped into ; the canoe and paddled for the foot of the ' bay an immense fleet of war canoes manned by hundreds of brawny warriors now came pouring out of the river and started in full pursuit of our devoted craft like a mighty billow while from every direction j advanced smaller fleets all concentrating ahead and oil the beams to act in concert with the king's flotilla the wind was quite light and it was impossible for us to escape the captain very justly remarked that " a retreating enemy emboldens the pursuers we ac cordingly turned about and steered for the bay i'he king's flotilla bore down upon us ; the warriors chanting the war-song in tre mendous chorus which was taken up and rolled over the bay by thousands of voices | accompanied by the sound of the tom toms war conchs and the soul-stirring quick chorus of the flat side ofthe paddle blades struck violently against the sides of the canoe now and then between the chorus the king and the principal braves stood upon the outriggers of their respective canoes and with javelins in their hands delivered speeches to cheer their followers to the onset so great was the din that the captain was forced to use his speaking trumpet to be heard i had heard of the indian-whoop but | never before had realized its terrifyingin i fluence as we were silent and returned ' no answering yell these savages took us ! to be so feeble and few in numbers that ihey could do as they pleased with us " fore and main top-men stations !" i cried the captain " armouicr man the arm-chest ! â€” range forty muskets on the trunk and forty on the windlas ! shot the eight ecus with the largest canister of mus ket balls a large canister contained two hundred and fifty balls a single dis charge would thus carry terrible havoc from an eighteen pounder amid a host of savages within musket-shot the crisis had now arrived ; the king's | flotilla closed in upon us ; and with a ter rible yell the warriors launched a volley â– of arrows at our vessel that bristled in the bow and rigging they seemed to think themselves and their arrows quite invinci ble and expected to see us like the whale when harpooned go into our " flurry it was now our turn to chant our war-song the crew stood ranged along their sta tions each man had a cutlass swinging by his side a pair of boarding-pistols in his belt and near by stood his pike " yaw her oil handsomely !" said the captain to me : " keep the broadside par allel to the fleet ! give them a ball from the six-pounder to splash the other side !" " boom !" this " war-yell checked for a moment the impetuosity ofthe warriors but upon looking around and seeing that no injury had been done they took it for granted that it had only been a spout or ; groan or death-throe of the sea monster with whom they expected soon to have fine sport the king and braves now i urged tlieir followers again to the onset by i energetic harangues again they closed upon as and discharged a volley of arrows , which slightly wounded two of our crew and one grazed my head too near for com fortable and composed reflection 'â€¢ rake the fleet with a broad side !" roared the captain we gave a salute . accordingly for a brief space the vessel was shroud ed in smoke and remained in doubt as to the amount of damage we had done the j war-yell had ceased and now and as the smoke dispersed we saw a scene of fear ful devastation many ofthe canoes were shattered into pieces which floated about ; upon the water clasped by human arms ' while some were riddled and fast sinking all the natives not disabled had leaped i overboard and their heads were bobbing up and down on the lee of their respective | canoes this is a feat always performed by the warriors when worsted even when \ engaged in combat with men like them ! selves by the manoeuvre they are shield ed from a direct arrow and can occasion ally pick off an adversary the same as american indians in tree fighting or skulking p on the canoes and fragments lay lhe dead and dying groaning in ago ny and supplicating for mercy one flotilla which advanced in the dis tance on the opposite side of the vessel did not appear to be aware of the dreadful slaughter we had committed ; for still they ! pressed onward chanting the war-song ! they did not discover their sad mistake until it was too late our crew had be come alarmed and in reckless phrensy poured volley upon volley of musketry among the warriors even after they had leaped overboard it is worthy of partic ular note that one noble chief stood up at lull length in his canoe and paddled safe ly to the shore being proof against our bullets the clear blue water of this beautiful bay was dyed with the blood of many a warrior and as the groans and gurglings j of the mortally wounded rose upon the , car and wc looked around the spectacle i it was appalling and heart-sickening ! the firing had ceased and the warriors â– were effectually dispersed the captain mounted the trunk and har 1 angued the natives he waved his out ' i spread hands over them as a father over j his children and told them he had come ' ; here as their friend ; they had come to ! i massacre him and had met their doom j i from the all-powerful ubiquitous white j ! king who communed with the '* spirit of { the sun to which luminary he pointed the natives with their heads bobbing up and down under cover of the canoes ! gazed at him in wonder and amazement a breeze sprang up and wc set all sail ; i it was night and wc were once more up on the ocean a ghost story a few days since our door-keeper a â€¢ new servant complained that he not only ! could not sleep but that he never slept i since his arrival more than a few minutes ' at a time and that he never could sleep ! consistently wi th his duty unless the'efreet ! should be destroyed he added that he i came up every night into the upper galle i ry leading toour sleeping rooms and there | he found the figure 1 have mentioned j walking round and round the gallery and : concluded with an anxious request that ; my brother would consent to his firing at the phantom saying that devils have al ways been destroyed by the discharge of lire-arms my brother consented to the proposal provided the servant used neith er ball nor small shot two days and ''â– â– nights passed and we found on the third ' day that the doorkeeper was waiting to i ascertain whether the spectre were a i saint or a devil and had therefore resolv ; ed to question him on the ensuing night before he fired the night came and it ' was one of unusual darkness wc had ; really forgotten our man's intention al though we were talking over the subject of the disturbances until nearly midnight and speculating upon the cause in the room where my children were happily sleeping when wc were startled by a tre mendous discharge which was succeeded by the deep coarse voice of the doorkeep er exclaiming there he lies the accurs â– ed !" and a sound as of creature struggling and gasping ior breath in the next mo ment the man loudly called his fellow : servant crying " come up the accursed is struck down before me !" and this was followed by mysterious sounds that we believed either a man had been shot and was in his agonies or that our man had accidentally shot himself my brother went round the gallery while i and my sister-in-law stood like children trembling hand in hand and my boys mercifully slept as young ones do sleep sweetly and soundly through all the confusion and distress lt appeared that the man used . not only ball-cartridge but put two char ges of powder with two balls into the pistol i will describe the event how ever in his own words " the efreet pass ' ed me in the gallery and repassed me i when i thus addressed it : " shall we quit this house or will you do so â€” ' you shall quit it he answered ; and passing me a gain he threw dust into my right eye ; this proved he was a devil continued the ' man " and i wrapped my cloak around 1 me and watched the spectre as it receded lt stopped in that corner and i observed i attentively its appearance it was tall : and perfectly white i stopped and be ! fore it moved again discharged my pistol which i had before concealed and the ' accursed was struck down before me and ; here are the remains so saying he pick | ed up a small burnt mass which my bro ther showed us afterwards resembling more the sole of a shoe than anything else | but perforated by fire in several places . ! and literally burnt to a cinder this the i man asserted agreeably to a popular o pinion was always the relic when a de j vil was destroyed and it lay on the ground i under a part ofthe wall where the bul j lets had entered the noise which suc ceeded the report and which filled me . with horror is and must ever remain a mystery on the following morning we : c'osely examined the spot and found nc , thing that could throw light on the sub ject the burnt remains do not help us to a conclusion â€” one thing however i . cannot but believe that some one who had [ personated the evil one suffered some in jury and that the darkness favored his es cape it is truly very ridiculous in these people to believe that the remains of a devil resemble the sole of an old shoe â€” miss lanes english ivoman in egypt a maniac story a butcher who had been confined some time in the mad house called the moris ton conceived an excessive hatred for a i elgee a turkish trooper one of his fel low prisoners he received his provision of food from his family and he induced his | wife one day on the occasion of her tak ing his dinner to conceal in her basket of food the instruments he had used in his trade viz : a cleaver a knife and a pair ; of hooks i must observe that those lu ' natics who do not appear dangerous have i tighter chains than others and the chains of the person in question were of this de j scription when he had taken his meal he proceeded to liberate himself and as i the cells communicated at the back he ! soon reached that of his nearest neighbor 'â– who delighted to see him free exclaimed ' how is this who cut your chains ' 1 did replied the first ' and here are my i implements excellent rejoined the oth er ; ' cut mine too â€” ' certainly said he , and he proceeded to liberate not only one [ but two three and four of his fellow pri ; soners now follows the tragical part of j the story no keepers were present â€” the j man who possessed the clever attacked i the poor delgce chained and unarmed as he was slaughtered him and after di 1 viding his body hung it on the hooks with ! in the window of the cell and believed him to be what he was a butcher in a j few minutes the liberated lunatics became uproarious and one of them growing a j larmed forced open the door by whieh the j keepers usually entered found one of them and gave the alarm â€” the keeper instantly proceeded to the cell and seeing â€¢ the body of the murdered man exclaimed ! â€” ' what have you succeeded in killing ; ; that delgee ? he was the plague of my ; j life i have answered the delinquent i ' and here he hangs i'or sale ' most ex i i cellent replied the keeper ' but do not let | him hang here it will disgrace us let us j j bury him ' where asked the maniac ! ; still holding the clever in his hand ' here [ is the cell replied the other and the fact '. can never be discovered in an instant ; he threw down his clever and began to dig busily with his hands in the mean time the keeper entered by the back of ; the cell and throwing a collar over his i neck instantly chained him and so finish ed this tragedy â€” the englishwoman in â– egypt value of newspapers a thousand times we have heard this -â– question and answer two gentlemen ; meet â€” ' what's the news v asks one no thing but what you see in the papers â€” they pass on aboul their business has '[ it ever been noticed that among the thou sand benefits of a newspaper not the least i.s that it does away at once with tittle tattle gossip street yarn foolish exagger ations c which once took up so much ofthe time of those who were hearing or telling of some new thing one real evil ' of social life is thus ended the man ri ses in the morning looks over the paper : and is satisfied that he knows all worth â– knowing of the passing history of the world he has nothing to tell and noth ing to hear farther lie is not annoyed in the midst of his business or pleasures by the recital of affairs in which he takes no interest the same with women cu riosity is gratified without loss of time â€” the scandal of the day has employed a hundred busy meddling tongues in its cir culation and exaggeration conversation : takes a higher tone principles of morals and taste are discussed the new poem the : last book the magazine or the review becomes the subject of conversation â€” i even in the minor matters of life society : owes a large debt of gratitude to the news papers there is nothingsodiflicult to bear there ' is nothing which requires so much cour age ofthe most serviceable kind to endure as anxiety in solitude and inactivity the very movement of the mind when we suf fer great agitation lightens its weight ; but when we have to sit and count the live-long hours alone confined to one small space and limited to mere reflec tion thought becomes a burthen and im agination a torment and every feeling of our heart seems lo war against our place i whippet her husband one mrs ma ry mccue was arrested in new orleans ! on the 12th instant for whipping her hus band ! mary must entertain some singu lar notions in regard to household and do , mestic discipline __ . i the brightest jewel pertaining to a wo ', man is not worn upon her finger â€” neither ', does it glitter upon her bracelets â€” it lies : buried behind a whole cargo of silks sat ins and laces in the casket of her mind the riots at canton canto 20th mav 1811 on the oth instant we had a row with the chinese no foreigners taking part in it but americans the new flag-staff was ornamented with a vane in the form of an arrow gilded which reflected the rays ofj the rising sun lar and near its symmetry and beautiful workmanship excited ad mi ' ration of foreigners but to the chinamen its erratic movements and ever-varying position pointing north and then soulh yesterday east and to-day west were por tentous of evil : dark forebodings were raised in the minds of the superstitious aad excited people in which many hong merchants and mandarins participated ; but there was another class the idle vag abonds who swarm about canton whose fears were less excited than their hungry i stomachs and love of plunder simultaneous with the appearance of the gilded arrow came dry weather and a sickly season set in both in the city and country and to the charmed arrow were ascribed the deadly effects ol the cholera then raging the attention of onr consul mr forbes was called to the circumstance by a num ber of very respectable hong merchants and they requested him to have the fatal arrow removed ; at the same time ap peared an inflammatory placard ascribing the evils enumerated to the gilded arrow the consul wishing to yield to the su perstitions of the people decided to take down the arrow and for this purpose em ployed a number of sailors : while they were engaged in lowering the top-mast ol the flag-staff the mob gathered around first throwing stones then rushing in and cutting the ropes in consequence of which the top-mast came down " by the run the mob ran off with the halyards c there being no resistance offered the tu mult increased and there was every ap pearance that it would end in a riot when the factories would be attacked the destructive riots of 1842 began in similar manner ; no mandarins were now present to dispel the rioters and immedi ate action was necessary at this juncture our consul with a doz en americans repaired to the square armed with muskets and pistols ; the mob retreated but threw back a volley of stones upon whicli one or two of the more excitable of lhe americans fired wound ing three of the rioters ; but the consul restrained the men using his exertions to confine them to acts of a strictly defensive character the square was now in possession of the americans who remained iill 1 p.m when about two hundred soldiers arrived with lhe mandarins a slight skirmish took place upon which the soldiers aiin inÂ«r at the mob fired iu the air and under cover of their shields charged upon the rioters who were thus dispersed early on the following morning the stjuare was again filled with rioters not withstanding the presence of lhe soldiers and it was necessary again to raise the flag-staff that the flag might be hoisted in front of the consulate the americans again turned out with muskets cleared the square in presence of the mandarins and remained on guard till all damages were repaired the top-mast of ihe flag-staff raised toils place and the flag once more unfurled to the breeze mr lay the british consul apprehend ing the trouble had sent to whampoa for marines fifteen wen sent up to the factories and remained inside as a corps de reserve in case the americans were overpowered but the marines were not ; called out the flag being again in its place the americans retired from the square and all remained perfectly quiet the result undoubtedly produced a good , ' effect on the chinamen â€” lirst in showing them that the americans w re ready to respect their prejudices second that they were ready and quick to defend them selves when attacked many of the most respectable of the chinese have expressed iheir approbation of the conduct of the americans consid ering the interference of the mob unwar ranted and their attack wanton and un : provoked result of temperance â€” at the recent assizes held at kingston canada mr ' justice hegerman in addressing the jury remarked that " he was happy to say that in his various circuits through the province lie found crime sensibly on the decrease and that he was confirmed in his opinion by his brother judges that intemper ance the fruit i'u i parent of vice was of much more rare occurrence in the rural districts than formerly that these hap py results he ascribed to the general in crease of wealth and prosperity in the country and lo the more ample means afforded of attending divine worship â€” his lordship observed that one great duty of magistrates was to see that no more than a necessary number of tavern licen | ses should be granted his honor alio j ded to the thickly-planted sign posts in kingston and had he been presiding in j the home district the same remark would justly apply to toronto 1 appointment gen williamcibbs mc : neill has been appointed engineer of the new dry dock to be constructed at the navy yard brooklyn ball sun naturalized frenchmen a number of naturalized frenchmen residing in the city of new york have ta ken upon themselves to establish a prece dent in politics which certainly demands some notice and reflection from american citizens â€” natives ofthe soil on which they dwell the circumstances of the case are these a meeting of the naturalized frenchmen of new york was called for wednesday evening last with a view to unite the french vote in new york and to discuss and determine what course should be adopted by them in the presi dential contest the meeting was held at the appointed time when it was disco vered that the whole affair was a move ment of major ] avezac well known in the political circles to concentrate the french vote for polk and dallas major davczac had all the discussion lo himself addressing them in the french language antl he presented them with various mo tives drawn from oltl country feelings antl prejudices why they should array them selves under the flag of polk antl dallas who can fail to see that such meetings are pregnant with mischief and that they inevitably lead to serious consequences t we do not remember that there has ever before been a meeting of the natives of another land to discuss among themselves and to decide which party they shall cast tlieir votes i'm lt is to us a novel event in the political history of america â€” anew method of organizing foreign factions and bringing foreign influence to bear against our national government but the mere meeting of such a body is not the worst teat ure in the case those who obeyed the summons were asked to adopt a deci ded course in politics â€” to operate togeth er â€” to go one and all for polk antl dal las major davczac a fluent frenchman is the missionary to this assemblage he addresses them in their native dialect â€” i he appeals to their french prejudices and i hatreds â€” well understanding wh.it they are he reminds them that if they eau ! only defeat mr clay and break down tli ! tariff they will open a market for more i french gootls : and this is not likely to i prove an inconsiderable argument among french importers he urges that if mr polk is elected texas will be annexed to the united slates and probably a war with england follow â€” an object of ardent desire with the french people now here is a strong appeal to the interests and pre judices ofthe french voters all foreign to the prosperity and happiness ofthe ame rican people to rally unite and vote for certain polilical candidates and certain national measures from motives which no true american citizen native born or na turalized could entertain let american citizens reflect upon this daring piece of demagogueism if it bo generally true that those foreigners whom we generously admit to citizenship in lhe united states still cherish their former pre judices and hatreds and only wait for an opportunity to wage them against us in the basest ingratitude then our naturali zation laws are till a farce and we are only encouraging and supporting deadly enemies in our midst i'he faiglish irish german naturalized citizens â€” but the eng lish and german more particularly â€” have the same interest in free importation as the french and thus by once giving coun tenance to foreign organizations in our midst to obey the bidding of foreign poli tical demagogues we should soon have a pretty horde of foreigners arrayed in open hostility to some of the most vital of ame rican interests and daringly defeating tbe american people at lhe polls the argu ment upon which their organization would be based would not lie their interest as american citizens but as subjects of lou is phillippe her majesty victoria and other of the crowned potentates of eu rope let our adopted citizens beware of such demagogueism as those who approach them under its garb for it is pregnant with serious consequences fo themselves so portion of our adopted citizens can place themselves in sin-h a position without en countering a withering rebuke from the american people â€” plula chremicle encourage ment to manufactures â€” we are authorized by five planters in warren county to slate that they will give the fol lowing premium to any man or company of men who will establish and put in op eration a cotton factory in the city of vicksburg for the manufacture of coarse cotton these planters deeming the prin ciple of home manufacture essentially ne cessary to the well being of the south oiler to give as a bonus lo the enterpris ing person who will commence it ninety five bales of cotton each year for fioe year in come and lo purchase all the cotton goods necessary lor the use ol their plan tations from the same factory â€” 1 kkibmrg whig __________ apple bread â€” a frenchman has in vented and practiced with gnat success a method of making bread with common apples verv far a superior to potatoe bread after having boiled one third of pealed apples he bruised them quite warm into two thirds of flour including the proper quantity of yeast and kneaded tbe whole without water tbe fruit being quite sulli cient when the mixture bad acquired the consistency of paste he put it into a 1 vessel in which be allowed it to rise 12 hours bv this process he obtained very excellent bread full of eses,and extreme ly paiitable and light fatal arritlent james c cook bv a worthy and respectable citizen of col umbus georgia was suddenly k.l cl on the 23d inst he was standing by bis i buggy when a boy in pul bug a halter oil his^horse-shead,accidentlvdrewoff the i head stall of the bride the horse took fright and ran mr cook m attempting Â£ 1 bin by he reins was thrown agatast | a tree and ur vived but a short tunc